Snapshots of events, conferences, parties and announcements from across the sports business industry.
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METS HOUSE NYC The New York Mets opened their first pop-up experience — Mets House NYC — on March 7 in Union Square. Cutting the ribbon were Julie Stein, executive director of Union Square Partnership; M. Scott Havens, Mets president of business operations; and Mets alumni Dwight “Doc” Gooden and Todd Zeile. (New York Mets)
A TASTE OF TENNIS Tennis Channel’s Steve Weissman and Coco Vandeweghe with Dobel Tequila Brand Manager Daniela Andrade and
Brand Ambassador James Squire at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Calif., on March 6. (Tennis Channel)
HAT TIP TO THE TRAINING STAFF Unrivaled player Arike Ogunbowale (right)
honored head trainer Lindsey Elizondo with a custom Icy Hot patch as she walked through the tunnel for games and in celebration of International Women’s Day on March 8. Icy Hot and Unrivaled also presented the 3-on-3 league’s training staff with $10,000 bonuses. (Courtesy of UEG)
SOLEFUL CONNECTIONS UCHealth and the Denver Nuggets hosted Soleful Connections on March 4 at Meow Wolf Denver, blending art, mental health awareness and basketball culture, featuring Nuggets guard Christian Braun and Dr. Marc Moss of the Colorado Resiliency Arts Lab explored the impact of art on mental health. (UCHealth)
FUTURE OF SPORTS BUSINESS From the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference: KAGR CEO Jessica Gelman, NFL Chief Media and Business Officer Brian Rolapp, FanDuel Group CEO Amy Howe and SBJ Publisher and Executive Editor Abe Madkour participated in a panel around the Future of Sports Business on March 7. (MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference)
WINGS TAKES FLIGHT From the Women Inspiring the Next Generation in Sports (WINGS) event for executive women leading into the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics conference at the Hynes Convention Center on March 6 (front row, from left): Christine Dorfler, NFL; Liz Boardman, Elevate; Jessica Gelman, KAGR and co-founder, MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference; Amy Howe, FanDuel; Renie Anderson, NFL; Constance Schwartz-Morini, SMAC; Kat Frederick, LA Rams (back row, from left); author and professor Alison Fragale; Elizabeth Lindsey, Wasserman; Valerie Camillo, Herschend Family Entertainment; Marie Donoghue, DraftKings; Contessa Brewer, CNBC. (MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference)
WOMEN IN BUSINESS SUMMIT To tip off Women’s History Month, the Oklahoma City Thunder hosted its third annual Women in Business Summit,
presented by MidFirst Bank, on March 4. About 400 people attended the event at Paycom Center, which featured Jasmine Maietta, former professional basketball
player and CEO of Round21, as the summit’s keynote speaker. (Oklahoma City Thunder)
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